News Headlines Around the State

Complaint tests law designed to protect NC from bad cops
Mitch Kokai
October 21, 2025
https://www.carolinajournal.com/opinion/lawsuit-tests-law-designed-to-protect-nc-from-bad-cops/

Longtime eastern NC state senator arrested and charged for DWI
By:
Galen Bacharier
October 19, 2025
4:01 pm
Sen. Norman Sanderson (R-Pamlico)
https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/longtime-eastern-nc-state-senator-arrested-and-charged-for-dwi/

Disability Rights NC about a groundbreaking settlement impacting people with substance use disorders
By:
Clayton Henkel
October 20, 2025
11:00 am
https://ncnewsline.com/2025/10/20/disability-rights-nc-about-a-groundbreaking-settlement-impacting-people-with-substance-use-disorders/

Four in five NC families who want afterschool programs can’t access them, report finds
By:
Ahmed Jallow
October 21, 2025
2:54 pmhttps://ncnewsline.com/briefs/four-in-five-nc-families-who-want-afterschool-programs-cant-access-them-report-finds/

AG Jeff Jackson highlights the need for more funding in Fayetteville visit On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Jackson visited Fayetteville highlighting a project canceled by FEMA. The city lost more than $15 million to replace four bridges, and the state as a whole lost more than $200 million in funding.
Posted 4:41 PM yesterday Updated 7:23 PM yesterday
https://www.wral.com/news/local/fayetteville-attorney-general-jeff-jackson-fema-funding-visit-oct2025/

After unanimous council vote, Durham renters now have more protections Tenants in Durham now have more protections, after the city council voted unanimously Monday night to amend the city's Housing Code Ordinance.
Posted 12:59 PM yesterday Updated 6:46 PM yesterday
https://www.wral.com/news/investigates/durham-renter-protections-amendment-october-2025/

Taylor Swift donates $100K to NC child with rare cancer
Posted 8:44 a.m. Yesterday - Updated 8:44 a.m. Yesterday
https://www.wral.com/story/taylor-swift-donates-100k-to-nc-child-with-rare-cancer/22207885/

EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY NOW
Early Voting Has Begun
In-person early voting is now taking place in hundreds of municipalities across NC. If you’re eligible, you will find a sample ballot here: Voter Search
https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/upcoming-election

Pender County powerlifter returns home a world champion Desmond Jordan was welcomed back to Burgaw with a homecoming celebration where people lined the streets and a special law enforcement escort was provided.
By WECT Staff
Updated: 21 hours ago
https://www.wect.com/2025/10/21/pender-county-powerlifter-returns-home-world-champion/

‘It’s our turn’: WNC emergency management team helps Alaska typhoon recovery
By Mary Kate Howland
Published: Oct. 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM EDT
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2025/10/20/its-our-turn-wnc-emergency-management-team-helps-alaska-typhoon-recovery/

Lack of blinker use driving NC drivers crazy
Judith Retana
Tue, October 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM EDT
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lack-blinker-driving-nc-drivers-191407098.html

NC fall colors will come and go faster this year due to drought conditions
By Don Schwenneker and ABC11 Digital WTVD
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 1:14PM
https://abc11.com/post/leaves-change-color-north-carolina-fall-colors-will-come-go-faster-year-due-drought-conditions/18012502/

Halloween Bonus
A long form article on reasons women in NC history were jailed.
Spoiler Alert: Maybe they were witches
She Stands Accused: Women on Trial in Colonial North Carolina
https://mosaicnc.org/she-stands-accused

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